That's about to change, however, if a young upstart, Kid (DEREK LUKE), has his way. Six months after his father's death, the defiant but ambitious 18-year-old wants to take on Smoke, but the champ won't race him until he joins a club and wins enough races to build a reputation for himself.
With the help of his fellow hustler, Stuntman (BRENDAN FEHR), and their new friend, Primo (RICK GONZALEZ), however, they decide to form their own club, Biker Boyz, and focus on winning enough races so that Kid can take on Smoke. He and other leaders such as Motherland (DJIMON HOUNSOU) acknowledge the new club, but Kid's widowed mother, Anita (VANESSA BELL CALLOWAY), isn't happy that her son is racing in the same profession that took her husband's life.
As Kid starts seeing tattoo artist Tina (MEAGAN GOOD) and Smoke gets back with his former girl, Queenie (LISA BONET), little do the two realize how their lives are about to be changed by the pivotal race and revelations that occur and lead up to it.
Violence includes a fatal motorcycle accident (with some bloody results), some fistfights and one man threatening another with a gun. Those scenes and others could be unsettling or suspenseful to some viewers, while various characters have varying degrees of bad attitudes. A young man sees his father killed in that accident and some other tense family material occurs.
Meanwhile, various forms of imitative behavior (many of them motorcycle related) are present, and various characters drink and/or smoke. If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
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(2003) (Laurence Fishburne, Derek Luke) (PG-13)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Moderate
Moderate
Heavy
Mild
Mild
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Moderate
None
None
*Mild
Heavy
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Heavy
Minor
Moderate
Moderate
Heavy
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Reviewed January 29, 2003 / Posted January 31, 2003
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